College of Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Profiling The Salivary Microbiome In The Qatari Population
(2019 , Master Thesis)Humans are living ecosystems composed of human cells and microbes. The microbiome is the collection of microbes and their genes. Recent breakthrough in the high throughput sequencing technologies made it possible for us ... -
Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Health Care Workers At The Communicable Disease Center In Qatar: Prevalence And Determinants
(2019 , Master Thesis)Background: To estimate the prevalence of latent Pulmonary Tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in Qatar and explore the factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection ... -
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE OF COMMENSAL ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATED FROM FOOD ANIMALS IN QATAR
(2019 , Master Thesis)Background: The dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bacteria is associated with the inappropriate use of antibiotics in both humans and animals. In particular, the use of antibiotics for prophylactic and growth ... -
VISUALIZATION OF FACTOR VIII WITH FLOW-CYTOMETRY AS A TOOL FOR NOVEL GENE THERAPY APPROACH IN HEMOPHILIA A
(2019 , Master Thesis)Haemophilia A is a genetic X-linked disorder, characterized by coagulation Factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency and leading to pathological bleedings. The disease occurs in a rate of 1 in 5000 males’ births. The treatment is the ... -
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY AMONG QATARI WOMEN: ANALYSIS OF QATAR BIOBANK DATA
(2019 , Master Thesis)With the rapid increase in longevity, osteoporosis is viewed as a global problem and recognized to be one of the most common diseases in both developed and developing world. It is common in older women, as the bone mineral ... -
ASSESSING THE CURRENT STANDING OF HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION BLOOD DONOR CENTER IN QATAR AND DEVELOPING A FORECAST MODEL FOR THE BLOOD STOCK NEEDS DURING THE 2022 WORLD CUP EVENT
(2019 , Master Thesis)Background: In four years from now, Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup competition which requires high level of preparedness and readiness in different sectors including health care. Among different sub-sections of health, ... -
Molecular Analysis Of The Brca1 And Brca2 Genes In Hereditary Breast Or Ovarian Cancer Patients In Qatar (2015-2016)
(2018 , Master Thesis)The frequency of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations is understudied in Arab women and there are no studies investigating BRCA1/2 mutations in Qatar. In this study, we sequenced BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in 183 patients suspected of ... -
Characterization Of Genomic Alterations And Tcrβ Repertoire Of Tumor- Infiltrating Lymphocytes In Breast Cancer
(2018 , Master Thesis)Breast cancer still remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among women in Qatar and worldwide. More recent studies indicate that the diversity and the composition of the entire set of antigen receptors within ... -
TEST UTILIZATION PRACTICES IN HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION: LABORATORIES AND CLINICIANS
(2018 , Professional Masters Project)Background Improper test utilization is a common problem of all healthcare systems. It costs vast amount of money without improving the patient care. There are three types of this inappropriate utilization of laboratory ... -
Magnitude of RSV Fusion Protein-Specific Antibodies in Infants and Corresponding Mothers
(2018 , Master Thesis)INTRODUCTION: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a threatening agent causing lower respiratory infections (LRI) among children, where no vaccine is available. RSV expresses three surface glycoproteins, of which the ... -
National Study of Anaphylaxis in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital in Qatar: A Retrospective Study
(2018 , Master Thesis)Background: Anaphylaxis is a serious systemic allergic disease that often mani-fests with a broad array of symptoms and leads to death if not immediately treated by the administration of epinephrine auto-injector (EAI). ... -
Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction as the Mechanism for Development of Obesity
(2018 , Master Thesis)Obesity is one of the major public health issues in the world with a rapid increase in its prevalence. According to the last public health report from supreme public health in Qatar in 2012, 71.8 % of the women were ... -
Investigating the utilization of healthcare services to manage respiratory tract infections (RTIs) among Qatari patients attended selected primary healthcare centers in Qatar
(2018 , Master Thesis)Background: Respiratory-Tract-Infections (RTIs) are a common cause for most of the GP consultations and antibiotic use at primary care. The study aims to investigate the pattern, distribution, and determinants of several ... -
Profiling of Chronic Myeloid Neoplasms through RNA Sequencing Analysis
(2018 , Master Thesis)Background: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder resulting from the neoplastic transformation of hematopoietic stem cells. A higher number of (54%) CML patients in Qatar failed to respond ... -
Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Utilization and Barriers Supervisor ofThesis: Karam Turk-Adawi, Mohammed Fasihul Alam
(2018 , Master Thesis)Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death and disability in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). In the next decade, CVDs are estimated to increase in the EMR more dramatically than any ... -
The Expression of Retinal miRNA Evoked by Hyperglycemia and After Adiponectin Treatment in Human Retinal Endothelial Cells
(2018 , Master Thesis)Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease resulting in microvascular complications including diabetic retinopathy (DR). Adiponectin (ApN) is an adipokine hormone, and recent studies demonstrated that ApN ... -
Oral Cancer: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dentists in The State of Qatar
(2018 , Master Thesis)Background: Oral cancer is a silent invasive disease with poor prognosis in its late stage. In Qatar, head and neck cancers accounted for 4% of overall malignant cancers. More than 60% of these cases were diagnosed in late ... -
Factors affecting dose of cardiac rehabilitation around the globe
(2018 , Master Thesis)Background: Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) program promotes secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. It is well-established that there is a dose-response association between CR participation and health outcomes. However, ... -
Seroprevalence of Anti-Mers-CoV IgG in two groups of Qatar population: Blood donors and case contacts
(2017 , Master Thesis)Since its first isolation in September 2012, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has diffused across 27 countries infecting more than 1910 individuals with a high case fatality rate. However, MERS-CoV ... -
The effect of protein supplementation on body muscle mass and fat mass in Qataris post-bariatric surgery: a randomized controlled trial (RCT)
(2017 , Master Thesis)Background and objectives: Obesity is a chronic medical condition characterized by an accumulation of excess fat in the body that may lead to negative health consequences. Losing weight may be achieved via dietary and ...